{
  "id": 9390646,
  "title": "Ambassador says son is fighting for his life after attack in West Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ambassador-says-son-is-fighting-for-his-life-after-attack-in-west-bank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T18:40:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-ambassador-leiter-son-west-bank-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, reported that his son, Neria Leiter, is gravely injured after a car-ramming attack in the West Bank on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the Maccabim checkpoint, located west of Ramallah, which falls under the responsibility of the Binyamin Brigade, an IDF unit. The attacker was reportedly neutralized by security forces. Neria, a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces, is currently receiving treatment at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. His older brother, Maj. Moshe Yedidya Leiter, was killed in a battle in northern Gaza on November 10, 2023. Despite this tragedy, Neria has continued to serve in the army reserves, accumulating numerous reserve duty days since October 7th. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, expressed his family's prayers for a miracle for Neria and his father on social media.",
  "summary": "Neria Leiter, the son of Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, was seriously injured in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank.",
  "key_points": [
    "Neria Leiter, Israel's ambassador's son, gravely injured in West Bank attack",
    "Car-ramming incident at Maccabim checkpoint near Ramallah",
    "Neria's brother, Maj. Moshe Yedidya Leiter, killed in Gaza battle on Nov 10, 2023"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/9390646.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Neriya Leiter, son of Israeli Ambassador to the US, wounded in ramming attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/neriya-leiter-son-of-israeli-ambassador-to-the-us-wounded-in-ramming",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Neria Leiter health update: US envoy Yechiel Leiter’s son critically injured in West Bank attack; alleged video surfaces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/neria-leiter-health-update-us-envoy-yechiel-leiters-son-critically",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:17:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Son of Israel’s US envoy injured in West Bank ramming attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/son-of-israels-us-envoy-injured-in-west-bank-ramming-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:03:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}